The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1887-11-09
Written for the Waterman
How She Won Him.
ny HIS AUNT.

" And so you are about to oe mar
ried?" | said to my favorite nephew
who made me visit not long ago.
eyes, auntie; that's the plan," he
answered, with slight blush and a
tender glow in his eyes that was pleas
ant to see, even to one who is more
than content with life of " single
blessedness."
"But how in the world did it happen
that you, with your city-bred notions,
should ever go to the little town of Y.
for wife?"
I" 1t was a clear case of bracelets,
under providence, and l don't mind
telling you all about it,"
So | got out my charity knitting
work and seated myself in an easy
chair, telling him | was ready for a
first-class love story, where the heroine
was lovely beyond telling, of brilliant
mental qualities and exquisite taste,
with languishing sky-bue eyes, with
long-silken fringed lids and all that.
" You will be wofully disappointed
aunty, for Annie-my herone-is not
brilliant, and nobody would ever think
of calling her beautiful or lovely. Her
eyes are fine, of soft brown; as for
her hair, it is wavy and abundant, and
in a novel might figure as golden
brown, but she calls it red, and ]
rather think you would have to agree
with her. No, aunty, she isn't remark
able for anything. She is simply a
natural, well-bred, good-natured, in
telligent country girl, but she is all the
world to me- ,"
He said this with so much pride and
manly tenderness | almost envied my
niece-elect, but | serenely said: Well
go on. | am in hurry to know how
you ever found such prize"
swell, you see, l was weather
bound up in Y, and finding there was
a church fair l went in just to kill time.
Being a stranger l couldn't do much
but look on. The young ladies for the
most part looked as if they had just
stepped out of fashion book, and be-
lieve | never saw more loud jewelry
at one time, except in shop, than
saw there. One young lady who
played the piano-and more than or
dinarily well, too-wore bracelets with
bangles which just spoilt the whole
with their tinkling. | noticed two
who were simply dressed and hadn't a
particle of jewelry on except ring,
perhaps. So | strolled over to them
and made few purchases and man
aged to exchange few commonplace
remarks, and-well, aunty, | suppose |
was hit then and there; at any rate
l felt called upon to know more of her,
and as good fortune-no, providence
would have it her father proved to be
an old college friend of my fathers, so
the way was made open and the result
is our engagement
g A very interesting story" said ;
" but there amt many young men who
would choose wife for being simply
dressed and because she didn't wear
bracelets It's the snowy girls who
usually get attention."
"Yes, aunty, they do usually get at
tention; but know of many young
man who would be married to-day but
they don't dare undertake to support a
wife, to supply them with what seems
necessary to make them happy, and
they are men who get good salary
too. But I haven't quite finished my
story. 1t seems there bad been quite a
rage for bracelets that winter in Y.
and Annie had just got beautiful pair
intending to wear them that night, but
the young lady who was TO have charge
of the fancy table with her didn't have
many possessions in that line and
Annie, whose instincts are true and
quick, OWNED sensitiveness about
the matter and so proposed that they
should wear no ornaments but flowers -
Oh" | said; {" so our heroine has
a passion for jewelry, and probably fol
fine apparel, after all. 1t is lucky you
are rich and can supply the needful
things for her happiness" 1t can't
be the ruling passion, aunty.
wouldn't marry her if believed that
but however much it was, her kindli.
ness of heart overmastered it. Dom,
you see?"
Yes, | see, and don't you see
that perhaps there were other girls al
the fair who would have made the sam
sacrifice under the same circum-
stances?n
4" Yes, possibly" my nephew, re,
piled, reluctant to own Annie had an
equal the round world over; " but
them" he added, " told you it was
case of bracelets, under providence.
How else can you account for my be
ing detained in Y. the very time of the
fair and the circumstance of the brace
let's? Clearly this match was made il
heaven. Oh, never you fear, aunty
I'll give you a niece after your owl
heart"